Project against child sex tourism wins Awards

TUI Nederland, part of TUI Travel PLC, has won the 10th World Responsible Tourism Awards announced at the World Travel Market 2013.

TUI Nederland was commended for its work in child protection, in particular their “Say NO to child sex tourism in the Northeast of Brazil” project and a campaign across Dutch airports to raise awareness of child sexual exploitation issues among travellers. It also won the award Best for Child Protection, which was sponsored by Visit Norway.

“TUI Nederland was chosen as the overall winner because of the scale of its achievement in child protection, an area of responsible tourism which many businesses are reluctant to address,” Harold Goodwin, the awards’ chair of judges, said.

“The judges were impressed by TUI Nederland’s willingness to raise this sensitive issue with their clients and Dutch travellers in general, in order to urge them to take action and to report their suspicions when abroad. The judges felt that TUI Nederland’s overall holistic approach was highly replicable and hope that others will emulate the company’s leadership.”

The awards ceremony was held as part of WTM World Responsible Tourism Day. They were presented by Justin Francis, managing director of ResponsibleTravel.com, and His Excellency Ahmed bin Nasser bin Hamad al Mahrzi, tourism minister of the Sultanate of Oman, the headline sponsor of the awards.

WORLD RESPONSIBLE TOURISM AWARD WINNERS 2013

1. Overall Winner – sponsored by the Sultanate of Oman Ministry of Tourism

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